Oh WordPress, let me count the ways I love you…well I should since I’ve written (and am writing) several books on it. One of the parts of the WordPress ecosystem that I like the most is the theming system. I’ve worked with a lot of CMSes in my time and I still prefer how WordPress manages themes.

Of course there’s a catch, with thousands of free themes and hundreds of premium themes to choose from, where do you start? Or you have a few themes you like to use, but you need something new and different for a new project, where do you start?

Pick three themes from the 22 from ThemeFuse for $39 (I really like the Writer theme myself) and you’re one step closer to a great WordPress-powered blog or website. Yeah it’s that simple.

If you have your domain, host, and about an hour you’ll have the beginning of a great site. We might not be able to help you with writing content, but we can help you get a great look for your site.

BTW, if you’re stuck for graphics, you might think about the Creative Design Bundle 2 and don’t forget the iStack Bundle which ends today tomorrow! Yeah, the deal was just too good not to give you another day to grab it.

By far the best theme I’ve ever used on WordPress (and I’ve used a lot) is Standard, and they just released a MAJOR update and are now in version 3.0 .. It’s got so many amazing features built right in, and you don’t need to be a super code guy to use it.. It’s truly for basics AND pros and everyone in between .. And the support (for support license users) is amazingly fast..) truly a great system ! There is even a photo theme built on standard basics if that is your need instead http://bit.ly/OrpLnj

About the author

Tris Hussey is a technologist, best-selling author, teacher, Canada’s first professional blogger, and general Internet Rogue. He has written several books on social media and technology including Create Your Own Blog (1st and 2nd editions), Using WordPress, Sam’s Teach Yourself Foursquare in 10 Minutes, WordPress Essentials (video lessons), and Sam’s Teach Yourself WordPress Themes in 24 Hours (forthcoming in late 2012 with Catherine Winters). You can read Tris’ posts on TrisHussey.com and other sites around the Internet.

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